Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-10-27
BILL NYE AND JAY GOULD.
The Iiumorist Pays His Respects
to the Rich PhiIanthropist.

The Iiumorist Pays His Respects
to the Rich Philanthropist.
New York World
Ii has been ten long weary years
since ! last met Jay Gould until /
called upon him yesterday to renew
the acquaintance and discuss the
happy past. Ten years Of patient
toll and earnest endeavor on my
part, ten years Of philanthropy on
his, lave been filed away in the
grim and greedy heretofore. Both
Of us have changed in that time.
though Jay has changed more than
| have. Perhaps that is because
he has been thrown more in contact
with change than have.
Still, have changed good deal
in those years, for when ! called ar
lrvington yesterday Mr.. Gould did
not remember me. Neither did the
watchful and oyercstimatcd dog ia
the front yard. Mr.. Gould lives in
comfort, in a cherry Eome, surround
ed by help and barbed wire fence.
BY wearing ready made clothes.
instead Of having his clothes made
especially for himself, he has been
enabled to amass a good many mil.
lions Of dollars with which he is
enabled to buy things.
Carefully concealing the fact that
] bad any business relations with
the press, / gave my card to the
person who does chores for Mr.
Gould, and, apologiz ng for not hay.
ing dropped in before. / took a
seat IN the srarc room TO wait for
the great railroad magnate.
Mr. Gould entered the room with
low, stealthy tread, and looked me
over in cursory way and et with
the air Of connoisscur.
Il believe that ! bave never had
the pleasure Of meeting you before.
sir, said the great railroad swallow
er and amateur phllanlhropisi, with
a t;nge Of railroad irony.
Yes. sir, we met some ten years
AGO." said ], lightly running nv
fingers over the keys Of the piano in
order 20 show him that / was accus.
toned the sight Of piano, 81 was
then working in the rolling mill "a
Laramie City, Wyo., and you
came to visit the mill, which was
then operated by the Union Pacific
Railroad Company You do not
remember me because / have our
chased different pair Of trousers
since ] saw you, and the cane which
wear this season changes my whole
also. ] remember YOU
however. very much"
" Well, IL we grant all that, Mr
Nye, viii you excuse me for asking
yor 70 what ] am indebted for this
CALI"
well, Mr. Gould. said ]. rising
TO my full height and putting my
soft hat on the brow n The Venus
dc Milo, after which ] seated myself
him in q degage Western
way, on are indebted To- me for
this call That's what you are in
dcbied TO. But wc will let that p8ss
We are not here 20 talk about I'm
dchtcdness. Jay. If you are hnsv
you needn't return this call bll nexi
winter But / am here Just TO con.
verse in a quiet way, as between
man and man To talk over the
past, 10 ask you how your condacf
is, and 10 inquire If I can do Won
any good in any way whatever
his IS no time 70 speak pieces and
ask y grammatical way. 10 what
are you indie bted for this callr Nv
main object in coming up here was
90 take you by the hand and ask vou
how your memory Is this sprines
Judging from what / could hear /
was led TO believe that it was little
inclined TO be sluggish and
atrophcd days aud 70 keep YOU
awake nights is that So. Jayf'
No Sir, that IS not so
" Very well; then have been
misled by reports m the papers and